Bloom forming and toxic phytoplankton in transitional and coastal waters of Cantabria region coast (Southeastern Bay of Biscay, Spain)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2860-2866

  Seoane, Sergio ^a   Puente, Araceli ^b   Guinda, Xabier ^b   Juanes, Jose Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blooms; Chrysochromulina; Pseudo nitzschia; Southeastern Bay of Biscay; Toxic phytoplankton; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BISCAY; BLOOMS; CHRYSOCHROMULINA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ESTUARIES; WATER CONSERVATION;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL WATER; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TAXONOMY; TOXIC ORGANISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CHYSOCHROMULINA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOFLAGELLATE; ESTUARY; HAPTOPHYTA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PSEUDONITZSCHIA; SPAIN; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

BAYS; DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; MARINE TOXINS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CANTABRIA; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOCHROMULINA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 84870253035     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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